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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 27th September 2019

Dilbert//11122, first published seven years ago on Friday 27th September 2019

Hypothetical Observer


Tags

boss, employees, insults, managers & supervisors, office workers, sarcasm, idiot


Official transcript

Dilbert: Thank you for explaining to me how to do my job, for which I am highly trained and you are not. An observer might be tempted to say only an idiot would do such a thing.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING TO ME HOW TO DO MY JOB, FOR WHICH I AM HIGHLY TRAINED AND YOU ARE NOT.

AN OBSERVER MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO SAY ONLY AN IDIOT WOULD DO SUCH A THING.

IS THAT AN INSULT?

HEY, DON'T BLAME ME FOR WHAT A HYPOTHETICAL OBSERVER SAYS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


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